Ban: Unique opportunity missed in Myanmar
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 6 July 2009 - Noon briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Myanmar's future must be rooted in respect for human rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, voicing his deep disappointment that the South-East Asian nation's Government refused his request to meet with Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar was one of the first United Nations Member States to adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but unfortunately, that commitment has not been matched in deed, Mr. Ban said in Yangon, at the end of his two-day visit to the country. Myanmar's human rights record remains a matter of grave concern. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moons remarks to diplomatic missions, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations in Yangon, Myanmar: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/sgsm12351.doc.htm News story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31364&Cr=myanmar&Cr1
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